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Portable information device

a portable information and information device technology, applied in the field of foldable portable information devices, can solve problems such as reducing appearance quality, and achieve the effect of suppressing appearance quality

Active Publication Date: 2021-05-25
LENOVO PC INT
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[0003]A configuration of the above-described Japanese Patent No. 6,507,183 enables smooth folding operation of a display by aligning a rotation center around which chassis are folded by a hinge device with a surface of the display. Thus, the hinge device was disposed in such a manner that a part of components protrudes above the surface of the display due to its structure. As a result, the hinge device was exposed on a top surface of the chassis to reduce appearance quality.
[0004]The present invention has been made considering the above-described problem of the prior art. It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable information device capable of suppressing reduction in appearance quality.
[0006]With such a configuration, the coupling plate moves so as to separate from a bending region of the display in the folding operation of the chassis. Thus, the portable information device can prevent the hinge device from interfering with the bezel member or the display when folded, even when the hinge device is disposed under the display surface. Thus, the portable information device can suppress reduction in appearance quality due to exposure of the hinge device to a top surface of the chassis.
[0007]The hinge device may further include a first gear arm having a first end portion rotatably connected to the first base plate through a fifth shaft, a second end portion rotatably connected to the coupling plate through a sixth shaft, and a first gear provided around the sixth shaft; and a second gear arm having a first end portion rotatably connected to the second base plate through a seventh shaft, a second end portion rotatably connected to the coupling plate through an eighth shaft, and a second gear provided around the eighth shaft, the second gear engaging with the first gear. Then, because right and left chassis of the portable information device synchronously rotate, the stability in a rotating operation can be improved.
[0012]According to the above-described aspects, the reduction in appearance quality can be suppressed.

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As a result, the hinge device was exposed on a top surface of the chassis to reduce appearance quality.

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[0022]Hereinafter, a preferable embodiment of a portable information device according to the present invention is described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

[0023]FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a state where a portable information device 10 according to one embodiment is closed into a storage form (state). FIG. 2 is a plan view schematically illustrating a state where the portable information device 10 illustrated in FIG. 1 is opened into a usage form (state). FIG. 3 is a plan view schematically illustrating the internal structure of the portable information device 10 illustrated in FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view along the IV-IV line in FIG. 2.

[0024]As illustrated in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the portable information device 10 includes a first chassis 12A, a second chassis 12B, a hinge device 14, and a display 16. The portable information device 10 according to the present embodiment is a tablet PC foldable like a book. The portable informatio...

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A portable information device includes a hinge device, a foldable display, and a bezel member. The hinge device has a first base plate fixed to the first chassis, a second base plate fixed to the second chassis, a first link arm having a first end portion rotatably connected to the first base plate through a first shaft, a second link arm having a first end portion rotatably connected to the second base plate through a second shaft, and a coupling plate having a first end portion rotatably connected to a second end portion of the first link arm through a third shaft and a second end portion rotatably connected to a second end portion of the second link arm through a fourth shaft. The hinge device as a whole is disposed under a display surface, regardless of opening / closing state of the second chassis with respect to the first chassis.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a foldable portable information device.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]In recent years, portable information devices, such as a tablet PC and a smartphone having a touch panel type liquid crystal display and not having a physical keyboard, have rapidly spread. The display of this kind of portable information device has been desired to be large in use but has been desired to be miniaturized in carrying. Then, the present applicant has proposed a portable information device in which not only a chassis but also a display is configured so as to be foldable by the use of a flexible display, such as organic EL (Electro Luminescence) (for example, refer to Japanese Patent No. 6,507,183).SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0003]A configuration of the above-described Japanese Patent No. 6,507,183 enables smooth folding operation of a display by aligning a rotation center around which chassis are folded by a hinge device with a surface of the...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F1/16
CPCG06F1/1616G06F1/1641G06F1/1652G06F1/1681
Inventor WATAMURA, KENJICHEN, CHI-HUI
Owner LENOVO PC INT
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